A revision of the Afrotropical species of Pachylophus Loew (Diptera: Chloropidae) and some related Ovoviviparous genera
Author
Deeming, John C.
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Zootaxa
2018
2018-09-17
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Platycephala
Fallén, 1820
Of the 28 known species of
Platycephala
two [
rugosa
(Nartshuk
)
and
scapularum
(Becker)
] were found to be monoovariolate. If these were to be placed in a separate genus, the remaining species would need to be examined for this mode of reproduction. Since three of these species (
palpata
,
rugosa
,
scapularum
), were originally described in the genus
Eurina
Meigen, 1830
, then species of
Eurina
too need to be examined before any further generic classification of all these species takes place.
There being 28 known species of
Platycephala
and eleven of
Eurina
, it would mean examining all of them prior to erecting a new genus to accommodate those species which prove to be monoovariolate. Being unable to secure the necessary material, I can only comment on a part of them.
These monoovariolate species, unlike
Sabeurina
, have the mesolobus haired and the surstylus articulated from the epandrium.